Location: Mint Museum of Art

Museum Hours: Tuesday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. ; Wed - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ; Closed Sunday & Monday

Information: General 704-337-2000

Dates: Sat, Jul 18, 2009 - Sat, Oct 17, 2009

Belk Gallery
Dwelle Gallery
Jones Gallery

A collection of contemporary New Mexican Native American art pottery, modern Maya weavings and Mexican performance masks. Each distinctive art form presents modern and contemporary expressions of Native traditions in the modern world with origins dating back thousands of years. The catalogue documents the Grice collection; featuring each artistic tradition accompanied by an explanatory text, commentaries by the living artists represented among the works, and personal vignettes of the Grices’ collecting activities spanning nearly 20 years.

The Grice Collection complements The Mint Museum’s outstanding ancient American art collection and bridges the historical gap between contemporary Native American cultures and the Ancient American period, as well as, complementing the costume and North Carolina pottery collections by providing an opportunity to appreciate the differences of the differing traditions and to inspire local artists, which was the Grices’ original intent when choosing The Mint Museum as the home for these artworks.

An exhibition catalogue will be available in the Museum Shop.


For more information, see the Mint Wiki for authoritative online resource links, artist audio and video files, and catalog links to print resources. The Mint Museum Library creates and maintains the Mint Wiki.

Read ArtDaily's online article about
Passionate Journey.

 

Organized by: The Mint Museum

For additional information, please contact:

Dorie Reents-Budet – email , phone: 704-337-2074